Vegan Philly Cheesesteak with Crispy Oyster Mushrooms

vegan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cashew cream

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

seitan

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: tempeh

Tofu is a lower-cost protein alternative.

Take your pearl oyster mushrooms. Cut the end of the stem off. Tear both caps and stem with your hand into shreds.

Take a bowl and make the marinade by mixing olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce or tamari, balsamic vinegar, oregano, cumin, paprika powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper. Mix this marinade with the oyster mushrooms. Leave it for 5-10 minutes.

Peel and finely chop onion.

Take a non-stick frying pan or skillet. Heat it to medium and add 1 Tbsp olive oil.

Sautee onion on medium heat for 5-8 minutes until golden brown, soft and tender. Take it off the heat and place them on a separate plate.

Take the same skillet you used before for sauteeing the chopped onion and heat it to high heat. Add the marinated oyster mushrooms in one layer (work in batches if you plan to make more servings).

Stir with a spatula and fry the shredded oyster mushrooms until nice and crispy. It took us about 10-15 minutes tops. Add a dash of (1 tsp) olive oil if the oyster mushroom feels too dry.

Alternatively, you can bake them as we did in our vegan gyros recipe. Place parchment paper in a sheet pan. Spread the shredded oyster mushrooms, preferably in one layer. Preheat the oven to 425 Fahrenheit (220 degrees Celsius) and bake them for 20-40 minutes or until crispy on the edges. Watch how it progresses, and occasionally flip to ensure all sides are nicely baked and crispy. Depending on the size of the shreds, they may already be ready after 20 minutes.

Divide the mushrooms and the onions by the number of servings. Add 1-1 serving to each side of the skillet.

Place 2-4 slices of vegan cheese on top and cover it with a lid.

When the cheese has melted, cut the bread loaf in half (toasted even) and use a slotted turner to flip it over. Your vegan Philly Cheesesteak sandwich is ready. Enjoy!

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